Dust Bowl Video Quiz

Why would people tie a rope or wire between outside buildings?

What office was formed by Roosevelt to aid in caring for the soil?

What could happen to one's vehicle when sitting out in the dust storm?

What resource was mismanaged that contributed to the Dust Bowl?

What economic crisis in our country caused the effects of the Dust Bowl to be even worse?

How would people get rid of the jackrabbits?

What is another name for a severe dust storm?

What is the purpose of "cloud seeding?"

Everything was wonderful for the people who loaded up and headed to California. (True or False)

What finally happened to first help the people of the Dust Bowl?

About how long did the "Dust Bowl" last?

What health problems did the Black Blizzard cause?

What did Roosevelt do to capture sympathy for the poor?

How could people tell where the dirt came from?

Why didn't the farmers of the Great Plains use the Ogallala Aquifer during the Dust Bowl?

What was the name of the Texas town who rallied together to ride out the Dust Bowl?

What's the name of the disease mine workers get that was similar to Dust Pneumonia?

Where did many families that couldn't hang on any longer head to?

Early in the Dust Bowl, what did the U.S. government do to help farmers?

What did most people use to protect themselves from the dust?

What weather phenomenon helped cause the Dust Bowl?